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Split-second subject changes were a Noelle Tremain trademark.
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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Microexpressions: Split-second facial expressions that portray various emotions despair, fear or anger.
Wary Investors Turn to Lie Pros Kyle Stock 2010
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Split-second subject changes were a Noelle Tremain trademark.
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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Split-second, life-and-death decisions are being made by people who are half a world away looking at the battlefield through laptops and computer screens.
Laura Colarusso: Military Drones and the Ethics of Warfare 2009
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Split-second decisions to save a high-value terrorist target.
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Split-second judgments that affect your career, your wallets, even your relationships.
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Split-second blurs of hirsute face flashed across the screen then faded to black before they could be processed mentally; the bikers had turned their backs to the camera.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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Split-second blurs of hirsute face flashed across the screen then faded to black before they could be processed mentally; the bikers had turned their backs to the camera.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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Split-second blurs of hirsute face flashed across the screen then faded to black before they could be processed mentally; the bikers had turned their backs to the camera.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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Split-second assessments are made frequently, of course, which is why a supervisor is required to monitor the chase and call it off if that seems the more reasonable option.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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